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quack

/kwæk/

Translations

quacknoun

quacks

/kwæk/

charlatanPersonne qui prétend faussement avoir des compétences médicales ou spécialisées.

The quack was arrested for selling fake medicines to unsuspecting patients.

Le charlatan a été arrêté pour avoir vendu de faux médicaments à des patients sans méfiance.

coinOnomatopée du cri du canard.

The quack of the ducks could be heard from across the pond.

Le coin des canards s’entendait de l’autre côté de l’étang.

Synonyms

quackverb

quacked

Past Simple

quacked

Past Participle

quacking

Gerund

/kwæk/

charlatanerS’emploie pour dire qu’une personne exerce la médecine de façon frauduleuse.

He was caught quacking, pretending to have a cure for the common cold.

Il a été pris en flagrant délit de charlataner, prétendant avoir un remède contre le rhume.

cancanerPour le cri du canard.

The ducks quacked loudly as they waddled towards the pond.

Les canards cancanèrent bruyamment en se dandinant vers l’étang.

Synonyms

quackadjective

Additional translations

charlatanesquePeu usuel; se dit d’une pratique ou d’un médecin qui relève du charlatanisme.

Synonyms

quackinterjection

Onomatopoeic cry imitating the sound of a duck; used mainly in children’s speech and narrative dialogue.

coinImitation du cri du canard.

"Quack! Quack!" shouted the toddler as the ducks approached.

"Coin ! Coin !" s’écria le tout-petit en voyant approcher les canards.

Synonyms

quack-quack

quawk

kwaak

Definitions

quacknoun

A person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine.

The quack was arrested for selling fake medicines to unsuspecting patients.

The characteristic harsh sound made by a duck.

The quack of the ducks could be heard from across the pond.

quackverb

To make the characteristic sound of a duck.

The ducks quacked loudly as they waddled towards the pond.

To act as a medical quack; to practice medicine fraudulently.

He was caught quacking, pretending to have a cure for the common cold.

quackadjective

Relating to or characteristic of a person who dishonestly claims to have special knowledge and skill in some field, typically medicine.

The quack doctor was eventually exposed for his fraudulent practices.

quackinterjection

Used to represent the call of a duck.

"Quack! Quack!" shouted the toddler as the ducks approached.